Our area has been avoiding the snow all these weeks. Thinking about all that missed snow, here is a snowy owl. There are two snowy owls on exhibit at ZooAmerica. This is the male, Nash, arrived at ZooAmerica in March of 2019 from the Nashville Zoo. He hatched in June of 2010. The female, Rinna, hatched in captivity at Tallinn Zoo in Estonia. Her hatch date is 2007 and she arrived at ZooAmerica in 2009.Rinna is the larger owl with distinctive black barring while Nash is almost completely white in color with few black markings. Here is a video of them. youtu.be/YdWSMVluUvI

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Beauty is not only found in fairy tales and mythical worlds. It can be found in the most unexpected places, the least expected of times. But that's art's way of doing things. To quote Paul Klee, a German artist, "Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see".

Same can be said for photography as an art! And to take it a little further, I'm borrowing another of his quotes that suits this exact occasion...

"The beautiful, which is perhaps inseparable from art, is not after all tied to the subject, but to the pictorial representation. In this way and in no other, does art overcome the ugly without avoiding it."

The curlew is a bird which is highly skilled in avoiding yours truly.

So it was a nice surprise to get a very close encounter.

Numbers of this stunning bird are sadly on the decline, so it was nice to see them doing well locally.

Curlew - Numenius

Yorkshire Dales

Many thanks as always to all those who stop by and are kind enough to comment on or fave my photos. It is sincerely appreciated and welcome.

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You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. — Ayn Rand

After a nasty start to October, the weather has happily found it's "normal" for the last week or so. Nevertheless, I usually pull the canoe around November 1...just to avoid the now likely snows which could arrive any time.

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

-- Isaiah 5:8, The Bible, King James Version

[So endeth the Lesson for the day (and beyond)...]

Ataraxia (Ἀταραξία "tranquility") is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation.

For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person.

It signifies the state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and unconcerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person, worthy of trust.

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Kestrel posting his social preferences at Las Gallinas this afternoon.

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."

- Victor Hugo

Musical Inspiration: Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet - Hayden Panettiere.

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American Oystercatchers

Stone Harbor, NJ

It was a cold morning in June and I walked to the end of the island in a sandstorm and found the family closer to the ocean to avoid the blowing sand. My camera survived!

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. The flowers are bisexual with numerous adnate carpels and stamens are arranged in a spiral fashion on the elongated receptacle. The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America. 7127

The head turning adds a little dramatic action to the photo

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The precise location of this bird was posted back in December. Would he still be there?

He was.

He was a life bird for us.

I'm posting this months later....

I was impressed with the results from a post processing program.

I wondered if I could spiff up my less than great photos of this exciting and rare birb.

I'll give you the link to David Steidensticker's owl photo.

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Look at the change in the feather detail around the beak.

I'm doing the free trial.

So far the hardest thing has been finding the photo in my files after putting it through processing.

Stay strong, my flickr monkeys.

Keep your cool

Be clear

Don't be a drip

Know when to chill

Spend time just hanging out

Avoid meltdowns

Get to the point! - Ilan Shamir.

Happy Slider Sunday!

avoiding.

Looking at our climate change problems.

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大人の宿題 課題/task 「Leading Line」16th/Jun/2018

7DWF Saturday:Landscape

Stay Faraway, so close ! U2

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Due to eye disease, I'll have to avoid using any electronic devices for the time being. Of course I'll still try my best to admire your fine works. Wish you all a splendid weekend, my dear friends! Happy Friday!

由於眼睛長期過度疲累，最近要接受治療，無法即時欣賞您好圖佳作要向您致歉了，感恩您一直的鼓勵和指導，周末愉快我的好友們!

Spring is finally here! Amusement park season has started!

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Ponte Vecchio at dawn, when everyone is still asleep. Above, on the left side of the bridge you can see the Vasari Corridor. The path that, to avoid the streets, allowed the Medici to go from Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti safely and without any danger.

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Η τέταρτη Κυριακή του Τριωδίου είναι αφιερωμένη στην εκδίωξη των πρωτοπλάστων από τον παράδεισο της τρυφής.

Δεν μπορούσα να αποφύγω τον συνειρμό για έναν επίγειο παράδεισο ο οποίος πρίν από λίγες ημέρες έπαψε να υπάρχει.

Το Θεογέφυρο,δυστυχώς,κατέρρευσε!

The fourth Sunday of the Triodion is devoted to the expulsion of the protoplasts from the paradise of the feast.I could not avoid the connection for

2020 was really starting to get to me. . .I tried to find ways to avoid thinking about the frustrating madness of the world during that year. . .So playing around with old photos became one of the ways I avoided "the world". A good name for what I ended up with would be. . ."The Result of Idle Time".

Here's some more of it. . .

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Roseate Spoonbill ~ (Platalea ajaja)

I got the feeling that this Roseate Spoonbill was trying its best to avoid being photographed as it appeared to sneak by me on the beach. It does tend to stand out a bit though.

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― Helen Keller

Our maiden voyage with our new UTV. It is something I have always wanted and constantly made up a reason not to get. With a recent health scare, I decided we were put here not to be afraid of taking risks, but to live life to the fullest. I always thought it was the things in life that we did that we eventually regretted. I soon realized that it is actually the things we didn't do, out of fear or anxiety, that we end up regretting. We only get one chance at life. There are no reset buttons, only a game over. I am going to try and get my one chance right.

P.S. I always have to name my vehicles. Just like a boat, everything must be named. Meet Tempy (Temperamental). :)

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Geyser el Tatio is the third largest park of this type in the world (and the highest altitude in relation to sea level). For those who know the Yellowstone Park in the United States or the Haukadalur, Iceland can be a little disappointed with the waterfalls of El Tatio that rarely reach 2 meters in height, but the spectacle here is with the thrill of walking between the walls of smoke that reach more than 30 meters high and get very close to the bubbling water.

To take the risk-free ride, just follow the marked tracks and do not get too close to the fountains. Do not put your hand in the water that you will burn badly, also avoid inhaling the steam of the geysers because it is loaded with chemicals and sulfur, walk slowly, without running and feel any ill be just tell your guide who will be together of the group helping to make beautiful photos.

I usually avoid taking photos of a scene that I have seen photographed by so many before me. However not the other day. We finished a hike in the redwoods and when walking back to the car the sun broke through the clouds for a moment before setting so I set up my tripod and took this panorama.

To avoid predators a lot of caterpillars rely on camourflage, but some, like this Grey Dagger Moth caterpillar, advertise warning signs. Apart from the obvious dagger, by its striking red and yellow colouration it also signals it's poisonous to eat. This one appeared on a blackthorn bush in my garden, one of its host plants.

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NHN's plow extra works south along Milton Three Ponds in Milton, NH with GP18 1801 bracketed by a pair of MBTA Russell plows. A fresh snowfall the day before left the northern end of the line pretty well buried in snow, so it made for a good show. With plenty of ice on the lake I figured the 88 mile marker would be my best bet at avoiding a crowd.

Malabar Headland walk way and there is SNAKES

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Avoid the annoyance, maintain social distancing. This Canada Goose wasn't too happy when the Osprey ventured too close after catching a fish from the pond. This is the sort of muttering others may make if you happen to come too close during your outdoor walk.

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„In order to avoid standstill, changes in the orientation are required from time to time.“

„Um Stillstand zu vermeiden, bedarf es von Zeit zu Zeit Veränderungen in der Ausrichtung.“

Pied-billed Grebes are not very plentiful during winter in southern Ontario, since most suitable foraging locations are frozen.

The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is native to southeast North America. This reptile belongs to an ancient family (Chelydridae) that evolved in North America around 90 million years ago and has remained little changed since that time. Snapping turtles are omnivores and eat a wide variety of food sources including animals such as birds, frogs, snakes, fish and invertebrates as well as plants. During winter, they hibernate underwater in lakes and ponds buried in sediment in locations that do not freeze.

Contrary to popular belief, snapping turtles are not aggressive and much prefer to avoid confrontation. However, unlike most turtle species, snappers are unable to withdraw their heads fully into their shells for protection and have no choice but to defend themselves from predators and needless provocation by humans.

The photo shows a female snapping turtle searching for a suitable sandy nesting site where she can lay her eggs.

Unfortunately choice sites are often sandy areas by the side of roads or as in the photo on a gravel road in a wilderness area.

West Quebec, Canada

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Its all fun n games

until somebody loses an eye.

Then its just fun

you cant see.

- James Hetfield

Newfoundland

Root cellars are found throughout Newfoundland and are used to keep vegetables and fruits at a stable temperature and humidity to avoid spoiling.

If you've seen my previous images of Aghinish, you'll know that it's largely a limestone plain barren of all but a few trees. At the edge of the plain however there is this fine grove of pines that don't suffer from a lack of soil and aren't regularly flooded. I did have to tread gingerly through the saturated ground though, and avoid copious amounts of horse shit, as the land owner normally keeps his Connemara ponies on the property. I don't *think* I had to edit any of their poop out of this image, taken on one of their trails through the pines.

Male Anna's hummingbird

Tucson, AZ

A northbound Lake States Railway train arrives at Saginaw MI. My trip trip to Michigan was decided due to the fact that it was one of very few states us New Yorkers were "allowed" to travel to at the time due to Covid. We went by Frankenmouth on the w/e and tourist were crammed into the village. We went back on a weekday. A few days after we returned, MI was added to the long list of places with high positives rates.